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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 118
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Jorge L. Quijano, a prominent Lamar University alumnus |
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who is the chief executive officer and administrator of the |
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Panama Canal Authority; and |
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WHEREAS, Jorge Quijano earned both a bachelor of science |
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degree and a master of engineering degree in industrial |
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engineering and management from Lamar University, and he is the |
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leader of the Panama Canal Expansion Program; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Quijano began his career with the Panama Canal |
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Authority in 1975 and served in several capacities before |
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becoming director of Maritime Operations in 1999; after being |
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designated manager of the canal's expansion program, he was |
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appointed executive vice president of the Engineering and |
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Programs Management Department in 2007; he was named chief |
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executive officer and administrator of the Panama Canal |
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Authority in September of 2012; and |
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WHEREAS, The leading interoceanic waterway that serves |
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worldwide maritime commerce, the Panama Canal is undergoing an |
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expansion that will double its capacity by 2015; the project |
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creates a new lane of traffic along the canal by the construction |
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of a new set of locks, and the expansion will allow more and |
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larger ships to transit; and |
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WHEREAS, As leader of the project, Mr. Quijano heads a |
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group of 500 professionals and is in charge of an integrated |
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program management team that directs the entire expansion |
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program; and |
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WHEREAS, A highly respected leader in the engineering and |
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maritime community who is widely praised for his exceptional |
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accomplishments, Jorge Quijano is being presented with a Texas |
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Industrial Engineering Lifetime Achievement Award by the Lamar |
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University Engineering Department on February 15, 2013; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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83rd Legislature, hereby congratulate Jorge L. Quijano on |
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earning a Texas Industrial Engineering Lifetime Achievement |
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Award from the Lamar University Engineering Department and |
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proclaim him an Honorary Citizen of Texas; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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him as an expression of high esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 4, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |